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Recent content by steve west

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    Bramblings

    None here at all this winter.I don't know about the Basque Country though, there was a huge roost there last year. Steve
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    Red Kites

    Hi Gertie If you like Red Kites you might enjoy this video I took a few months back: http://youtu.be/PsTOofbJneQ Steve
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    What tree for birds?

    Maybe plant two smaller trees - one deciduous fruit-bearing "bush" and another conifer for a bit of life in the winter. Steve
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    Help with White Stork leg rings

    Hi NG, I presume that you are also interested in readings from birds in SPain as well as from those in Africa? If so I'll try and take a few readings the next time I go to the Lleida dump, where there are currently several hundred White Storks. Steve
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    What are the target birds that North American look for when visiting Europe?

    Be careful with what you wish for Labrador Duck! In some parts of Spain you might get to see the birds the locals see when they're served to you on a plate! Steve
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    What are the target birds that North American look for when visiting Europe?

    Coming back to the original question: I just guided a Canadian birder and his two main targets were Wallcreeper and Lammergeier. Nevertheless, he didn't scorn the Pin-tailed and Black-bellied Sandgrouse or the black Wheatear either. Steve
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    Hiola from Spain. Vultures question

    It's more likely to be found and appreciated by magpies or crows than by griffon vultures. Steve
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    Birds you regret NOT twitching

    Summer-plumaged Ross's Gull at Cley - I was going through a funny phase! Aagh! Steve
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    Young Birder`s Malta Blog

    Nice photos Adin. Steve
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    Spain, Valencia - Moro Marsh birds

    Hi Steve - now you probably know that Bluethroats are regular wintering and migratory birds over much of Spain, usually found along the edges of wetland areas. Besides breeding in the Sierra de Gredos that is. Steve
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    Books about Birding Travels

    Thanks for the plug Kathy! I'm so glad I didn't have to be the first to mention it :) BFers who have never heard of "Flying over the Pyrenees, standing on the plains" can download a couple of free chapters from the BirdingInSpain website here...
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    Bird names capitalisation

    Many thanks MJB for pulling me back into this world, and lucky you! Steve
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    Annoying birding conversations in hides

    The most memorable event that happened to me at Lakenheath was getting caught in the poplar wood by a raging storm, lightning all around me and getting drenched. It's obviously a world of contrasts! Steve
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    Bird names capitalisation

    I think it's a very good question, reflecting the relative anarchy of the English language, compared to Spanish for example, which is regented by a respectful (dusty?) Royal Language Academy. In my second book I decided to use lower case except in cases like the already mentioned Cetti's...
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    Red kite garden feeding survey

    Wow! Things have come a long way since I left the UK! Do people really feed Red Kites in their gardens these days? On what - road kill? Steve
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